The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Paul Bendat Memorial Indigenous Scholarship in Law
The Bendat Family Foundation has donated funds to The University of Western Australia (''the University'') to establish a fund to provide scholarships to encourage and assist high-achieving Indigenous Australian students, who are experiencing financial hardship, to pursue a Juris Doctor at the University.
Eligibility Requirements
(a) a domestic student;1 (b) an Australian Indigenous person;2 (c) experiencing financial hardship;3 (d) enrolled, or eligible to enrol— (i) full-time unless the selection body is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances4 which preclude full-time enrolment and (ii) eligible to enrol or currently enrolled in the Juris Doctor (20820) degree course. 1 An Australian citizen or permanent resident or holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa or a New Zealand citizen. 2 An Australian Indigenous person is a person who: • is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; • identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and • is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the community in which he or she lives or has lived. 3 Financial hardship may be demonstrated by an applicant being in receipt of a means-tested Commonwealth income support payment (such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy, etc.) or by submitting a statement of financial hardship. See http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/students/undergrad/financial 4 Exceptional circumstances include, but are not limited to, a medical condition or major family commitments.